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Zambia is for the first time participating in the Shell Eco-Marathon, a competition that challenges student teams from around the world to design, build and drive the most energy-efficient cars. CEC has fully sponsored the University of Zambia’s (UNZA) Students’ Research Group to build a prototype energy efficient car named …

Nearly 2 000 Zambian villagers can pursue a claim for damages in English courts for environmental pollution after London’s Court of Appeal on Friday rejected an appeal by diversified miner Vedanta. Reuters reported that Vedanta Resources and its Zambian subsidiary Konkola Copper Mines had appealed against a ruling in May …

Kagem has pioneered high-tech tagging system to tag and trace emeralds Commissioned during the Lusaka Auction, nanotechnology system invented by Swiss gemstone testing laboratory Gübelin Gem Lab is set to revolutionise the gemstone industry. The breakthrough technology uses customised synthetic DNA-based nano-particles that are infused by gentle rocking into the …

International engineering company Hatch developing the Kariba South Extension Project on the Zambezi River has revealed that the project is 85% complete. Hatch said the massive project is on track for completion in March 2018. The flagship infrastructure project was initiated by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) due to an …

Kagem Mining has successful sold high quality emeralds at its auction in Lusaka last week to a local family. Jewel of Africa, the local jewellery manufacturer and retailer successfully bid for a parcel of gemstones for an undisclosed price during the 26th auction, since Kagem began a formal auction process …

Positives economic activities are expected to spur the country’s economic growth, according to finance minister Felix Mutati’s 2018 budget forecast. Mutati said continued rebound is expected to push economic growth to above 4.0 percent for the year 2017, above 3.8 recorded in the previous year. The minister said the key …

Government has stopped Konkola Copper Mines’ outsourcing intentions, until negotiations with the unions are concluded. Kampamba Mulenga, chief government’s spokesperson recently told media that government will only intervene in the matter when the two parties finalise their discussions. KCM intends to transfer 1,000 workers to contractors but Mulenga said moving …

More and more mines are seeing the benefits and the profitable returns of investing in condition monitoring, with a direct positive impact on productivity and machine availability, and reduced maintenance costs, enthuses condition monitoring specialist WearCheck. The company provides condition monitoring services in Central Africa through its two Zambian laboratories …

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and BetterWorld Energy Zambia have started rehabilitation of disused mine-land outside the Copperbelt town of Chingola. The project funded in partnership with donor agencies and other financial institutions, will see the planting of 400 000 of the trees over the next three years. The disused mine-land …

Government has announced intentions to issue two-year permits to small scale gold panners. The development comes, following the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development’s (MMMD) plans to make legal the ancient method of gold mining. Willy Chilufya, Head of Mineral Economics at MMMD recently declared that issuing gold panning certificates …